North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 212115 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) underground mining of bituminous and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous and anthracite coal underground mine sites; and (3) underground mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous and anthracite coal.
- Official title
- Underground Coal Mining
- Code level
- 6
- Parent industry
- Coal Mining 21211
- Open opportunities
- 0 open · 0 active
SBA small-business size standard
1,500 employees
Employee-count basis
Check this standard and its exceptionsExcluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Manufacturing coal products in steel mills--are classified in Industry 331110, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing.
Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments--are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; and
Providing support activities (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation) for the mining of coal on a contract or fee basis--are classified in U.S. Industry 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining;
Surface mining and/or beneficiating of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal--are classified in U.S. Industry 212114, Surface Coal Mining;
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.